黒い雫 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Superfly's "黒い雫" (Black Droplet), a powerful rock anthem that encourages embracing life's complexities, including sorrow and negativity, to foster deeper understanding and inner beauty. Its impactful lyrics and dynamic sound make it a compelling song for language learners to explore Japanese rock vocabulary and poetic expressions about resilience.

[English]

Unfeeling and merciless

You’re the flower blooming in this fleeting world

Unaware of sadness

Joy alone can't open the door

Absolutely perfect

To a pure, impurity-free world

It's time to escape

Let’s call it a night

A drop falling—black onto a pure white heart

Don’t get tainted, go deeper

Come on in

Erasing evil, there's no need for judgment

Karma and feelings—transcend and rise above

Don’t wave around false prettiness

Cover all the sour and sweet moments

Flowers in the barren field—hatred and pain

Yet, why can they still bloom?

Even sadness can be loved

Be beautiful, be beautiful

A heart full of passion and regrets

Yet still beloved

People are like a pendulum

Swing too far, and it’ll explode

A drop of sin falling—towards a clean heart

Let love hurt enough to feel pain

What a trouble...

Erasing darkness, there's no light

Mania and lows—shrinking and deteriorating

Pulling from sadness

Lost in a maze of love and justice

Flowers in the barren field—hatred and pain

Yet, why can they still bloom?

For a moment, for someone

Be beautiful

Oh, what a trouble...

Erasing evil, there's no judgment

Karma and feelings—transcend and rise above

Don’t wave around false prettiness

Cover all the sour and sweet moments

Flowers in the barren field—hatred and pain

Yet, why can they still bloom?

Even sadness can be loved

Be beautiful

Be beautiful

...

[Japanese]

非情無情の

浮世にこそ咲く花よ

哀しみシラズ

喜びだけじゃ開けない

完全無比

不純物の無い世界へと

逃げ込むのは

そろそろお開きにしよう

ひと雫 落とす黒 真白な 心へ

汚れるんじゃない 深くなれ

さぁ、おいで

悪を消しちゃ 裁きもない

業も 情も 昇華してく

綺麗ごとを 振りかざすな

酸いも 甘いも 網羅して

荒れ野に花 ウラミツラミ

あれど 咲けるは 何故？

哀しみさえ 愛せるのよ

美しくあれ 美しくあれ

多情多恨の

心なれど愛しいもの

人は振り子

大きく振りゃ爆発する

ひと雫 落とす罪 汚れぬ 心へ

痛くなるほど 愛になれ

厄介ね

闇を消しちゃ 光もない

躁も Lowも 劣化してく

悲しみから 引き出すのよ

愛と 正義の 迷路を

荒れ野に花 ウラミツラミ

あれど咲けるは何故？

一瞬のため 誰かのため

美しくなれ

嗚呼、厄介ね

悪を消しちゃ 裁きもない

業も 情も 昇華してく

綺麗事を 振りかざすな

酸いも 甘いも 網羅して

荒れ野に花 ウラミツラミ

あれど咲けるは何故？

哀しみさえ 愛せるのよ

美しくあれ

美しくあれ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart; mind
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
悪 /aku/ B1	noun - evil; bad
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
罪 /tsumi/ B2	noun - sin; crime
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
罪 /tsumi/ B2	noun - sin; crime
昇華 /shouka/ C1	noun - sublimation
業 /gou/ C1	noun - karma; fate
荒れ野 /areno/ B2	noun - wilderness; wasteland
多情多恨 /tajou-tahen/ C2	noun - many emotions; complex feelings

Key Grammar Structures

• 心へ

  ➔ to the heart

  ➔ The particle "へ" indicates direction or target, here specifying "to the heart."

• 咲く花よ

  ➔ flower that blooms

  ➔ The verb "咲く" means "to bloom." When combined with "花" (flower) and the sentence ending "よ," it emphasizes the statement in a poetic way.

• 昇華してく

  ➔ to subliminate, to elevate

  ➔ The verb "昇華する" means "to subliminate" or "to elevate." The form "してく" is a conjugation of "する" in te-form + "く," indicating ongoing or future action.

• 汚れるんじゃない

  ➔ Don't get dirty

  ➔ The phrase "じゃない" is used here as a negative imperative, meaning "don't" or "should not." The verb "汚れる" means "to get dirty."

• 美しくあれ

  ➔ Be beautiful

  ➔ The phrase "あれ" is the imperative form of "ある" (to be/exist) used here with an adjective, effectively commanding "be" or "remain" in that state: "be beautiful."